By Dylan on October 6, 2006 1:19 PM
Developing story today from the Wall Street Journal, via Reuters:
Internet search leader Google Inc. is in talks to buy popular Web video site YouTube Inc. for close to $1.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
That price would be roughly triple what News Corp. paid for MySpace.
Google in talks to buy Web video site YouTube [Reuters]

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